Ideas Test: theatre for young people, by young people
A Creative People and Places case study for AMAculturehive. Ideas Test takes us through how they worked collaboratively to co-create theatre that prioritised young people’s voices.
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How the events of the past year gave a museum the opportunity to improve their digital foundations
This case study is based on a session at Digital Heritage Lab’s Digital Skills Day, when Chris Unitt talked to Sophie Heath, Director of the Museum of Royal Worcester about the positive impact digital has had on the museum over the past year during the Covid-19 pandemic and their participation in The Lab strand of … Read more
Digital hybridity: a deep dive from our Covid-19 participation monitor
How are different types of audiences responding to the new ways of engaging with culture that have emerged over the last 18 months? And what does the future of digital or ‘hybrid’ engagement look like? As the sector begins to cautiously reopen, questions remain around audience appetite for continued digital engagement, as well as how … Read more
Tea and Tasters and going digital
MarketPlace has been developing a relationship with The Barleycorn Cafe in Middenhall over the last few years. A need to tackle loneliness and create new shared experiences for local people resulted in a series of artist taster sessions to inform a longer project with their artist of choice. Find out the difference this project made … Read more
MarketPlace case study: Brandon Gallery Hub
MarketPlace works across Fenland and the Forest Heath area of West Suffolk. This case study about their work with The Brandon Gallery Hub explores a new way to exhibit and experience art in a safe and socially distanced way.
Beyond likes and retweets: capturing engagement with arts and culture on social media during the pandemic
Using hashtags #CultureInQuarantine and #MuseumAtHome, this article explores how cultural organisations and audiences, freshly locked down at home in early 2020, were finding new ways to engage and interact with each other.
Using podcasts to engage with new audiences
This case study is based on a session at Digital Heritage Lab’s Digital Skills Day, when Ranjit Atwal spoke to Emma Beck from St Mellitus Organ Restoration Project in Stroud Green, North London and Oonagh Gay, Chair of Islington Guided Walks, about a series of ‘podtours’ they have created. The ‘podtour’ is an audio walking … Read more
A Positive Post-Pandemic: More Engagement, Bigger Audiences, Better Accessibility
Based in a former nurses’ home in Salford, the Working Class Movement Library is a treasure trove of books, pamphlets, archives, artefacts and fabric memorabilia relating to political and cultural institutions of the working class over the past 200 years. As part of The Lab strand of the Digital Heritage Lab, the library was mentored … Read more
Using digital to support your in-person learning offer after reopening
During lockdown heritage organisations have expanded their learning offer to deliver programmes, resources and events online to continue to engage with their audiences. In this Digital Heritage Lab webinar recording, Amy Todd and Liam Cunningham from Dig Yourself consider what elements of online learning can we use to support the in-person learning experience. From expanding audiences, increasing … Read more
Digital fundraising ― getting started
In this Digital Heritage Lab webinar recording, Zoe Amar provides an introduction to digital fundraising. She looks at how to get started, how to improve your fundraising practice, tips for success, key pitfalls and how to measure success. This resource will give you the building blocks for digital fundraising.